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August (2019)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st Lammas – Christian
Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus – Orthodox Christian
Lughnasadh – Imbolc – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
5th Summer Bank Holiday – Scotland and ROI
6th Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian
Transfiguration Sunday – Christian
9th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
10th Waqf al Arafa - Islam
11th Tish'a B'av – Judaism
12th International Youth Day
15th Eid al Adha – Islam
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
Raksha Bandhan – Hindu
19th World Humanitarian Day
22nd Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian
23rd Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu
26th Summer Bank Holiday – England, Wales and Northern Ireland
27th Paryushana Parvarambha begins - Jain
29th Beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Christian
August is:
Health & Safety Month / Psoriasis Awareness Month / Black Business Month /
Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month
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September (2019)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st Religious year begins – Orthodox Christian
Al-Hijra/Muharram – New Year – Islam
2nd Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu
3rd Samvatsari - Jain
5th International Day of Charity
8th Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian
International Literacy Day
Racial Justice Sunday
10th World Suicide Prevention Day
Ashura – Islam
12th Anant Chaturdashi - Jain
14th The Triumph of the Cross – Christian
15th International Day of Democracy
21st International Day of Peace
World Alzheimer’s Day
23rd Bi Visibility Day
Autumn Equinox
Mabon – Ostara - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
27th Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
28th International Right to Know Day
29th Michaelmas – Saint Michael and All Angels – Christian
Navaratri begins – Hindu
World Heart Day
30th Rosh Hashanah – Judaism
September is:
Sickle Cell Awareness Month / Childhood Cancer Awareness Month / International Blood
Cancer Awareness Month / World Alzheimer’s Month / World Dementia Awareness Month
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October (2019)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st International Day of Older Persons
2nd International Day of Non-Violence
Feast of the Guardian Angels – Christian
4th Saint Francis’ Day – Christian
Blessing of the Animals – Christian
8th Dussehra - Dasara – Hindu
9th Birthday of Guru Ram Das – Sikh
Yom Kippur – Judaism
10th World Mental Health Day
World Sight Day
11th International Day of the Girl Child
14th Sukkot – Judaism
15th International Day of Rural Women
16th World Food Day
17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
18th Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist – Christian
21st Shemini Atzeret – Judaism
22nd Simchat Torah – Judaism
24th United Nations Day
26th Intersex Awareness Day
27th Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain
Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh
British Summer Time ends
28th Bank Holiday – ROI
New Year - Jain
29th World Stroke Day
Birth of the Báb - Baha'i
30th Birth of Baha’u’llah - Baha'i
31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian
Samhain (Halloween) – Beltane - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern
hemispheres
Reformation Day – Protestant Christian
October is:
Breast Cancer Awareness Month / Down Syndrome Awareness Month / Black History
Month (UK) / Lupus Awareness Month / Global Diversity Awareness Month
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November (2019)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st All Saints’ Day – Christian
2nd All Souls’ Day – Christian
Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I – Rastafari
5th Guy Fawkes Night
8th Intersex Day of Solidarity
9th Dedication of the Lateran Basilica – Catholic Christian
10th Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam
Remembrance Sunday
11th Armistice Day – Interfaith
12th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev – Sikh
13th World Kindness Day
14th World Diabetes Day
15th Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox Christian
17th International Students’ Day
19th International Men’s Day
20th Universal Children’s Day
Transgender Day of Remembrance
21st Presentation of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh
Feast of Christ the King – Christian
25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26th Day of the Covenant - Baha'i
28th Ascension of Abdu’l-Bahá - Baha'i
Thanksgiving – Interfaith USA
30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian
November is:
Lung Cancer Awareness Month / Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month / Mouth Cancer
Action Month / COPD Awareness Month / Movember Men’s Health Awareness Month
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December (2019)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st World AIDS Day
Advent Sunday – Christian
2nd Bank Holiday – Scotland
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities
6th Saint Nicholas’ Day – Christian
8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Christian
Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist
9th International Anti-Corruption Day
10th Human Rights Day
12th Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Catholic Christian
18th International Migrants Day
20th International Human Solidarity Day
21st Yule – Litha - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Yule – Christian
22nd Winter Solstice
23rd Chanukah – Judaism
24th Christmas Eve
25th Christmas Day – Christian
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI
Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian
26th Saint Stephen’s Day – Christian
Boxing Day
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian
28th Holy Innocents – Christian
29th Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic Christian
31st New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay
Watch Night – Christian
December is:
Universal Month for Human Rights / Spiritual Literacy Month / Decembeard
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January (2020)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian
Feast of Saint Basil – Orthodox Christian
Gantan-sai (New Year) – Shinto
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI
New Year’s Day/Hogmanay
2nd Bank Holiday – Scotland
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh
4th World Braille Day
5th Twelfth Night – Christian
6th Epiphany – Christian
Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox Christian
7th Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian
10th (10th – 12th) Mahayana New Year – Buddhist
12th Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian
13th Saint Hilary’s Day – Christian
Seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto
14th New Year – Orthodox Christian
Maghi - Sikh
Seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto
15th Makar Sankranti – Hindu
18th (18th – 25th) Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
19th World Religion Day – Baha’i
20th Martin Luther King Jnr. Day
Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
21st Saint Agnes Day – Christian
25th Robert Burns Night (Burns Night)
Conversion of Saint Paul – Christian
Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
27th Holocaust Memorial Day
28th Saint Thomas Aquinas Day – Christian
Data Privacy Day
29th Vasant Panchami – Hindu
31st Birthday of Guru Har Rai – Sikh
January is:
Cervical Health Awareness Month / Celebration of Life Month / Alcohol Concern Dry
January / Thyroid Awareness Month
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February (2020)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st World Hijab Day
2nd Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in the Temple) – Christian
Imbolc – Lughnassadh – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Four Chaplains Sunday – Interfaith
Zacchaeus Sunday – Orthodox Christian
3rd Saint Blaise Day – Christian
Setsubun-sai – Shinto
4th World Cancer Day
7th Time to Talk Day
9th Autism Sunday
Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian
Magha Puja (Sangha Day) – Buddhist
10th Tu BiShvat – Judaism
11th Our Lady of Lourdes – Christian
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12th Red Hand Day for Child Soldiers
14th Saint Valentine’s Day
15th Nirvana Day – Buddhist, Jain
International Childhood Cancer Day
17th World Human Spirit Day
20th World Day of Social Justice
21st Maha Shivratri - Hindu
23rd Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
25th Shrove Tuesday – Christian
26th Intercalary Days begin - Baha’i
Ash Wednesday – Christian
28th International STAND UP to Bullying Day
29th Intercalary Days (end) - Baha’i
February is:
UK National Heart Month / Raynaud’s Awareness Month / Youth Leadership Month /
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month
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March (2020)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st Zero Discrimination Day
Saint David’s Day – Christian
Nineteen Day Fast begins - Baha’i
Self Injury Awareness Day
International Wheelchair Day
Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
2nd Great Lent begins – Clean Monday – Orthodox Christian
8th International Women’s Day
Sunday of Orthodoxy – Orthodox Christian
9th Holi – Hindu
10th Purim – Judaism
Hola Mohalla – Sikh
14th Nanakshahi (New Year) - Sikh
17th Saint Patrick’s Day – Christian
Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland and ROI
19th Saint Joseph’s Day – Christian
20th Spring Equinox
Naw-Rúz (New Year) - Baha'i
Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
Ostara – Mabon - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
21st International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
World Down Syndrome Day
22nd World Water Day
Mothering Sunday
Lailat al Miraj – Islam
24th World TB Day
25th Annunciation to the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary – Christian
Ramayana begins – Hindu
28th Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian
31st British Summer Time begins
March is:
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month / Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month /
UK Marie Curie Cancer Care Great Daffodil Appeal Month / Red Cross Month
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April (2020)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st April Fools Day
2nd World Autism Awareness Day
Rama Navami - Hindu
5th Palm Sunday - Christian
6th Mahavir Jayanti - Jain
7th World Health Day
8th International Romani Day
Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu
Lailat al Bara'ah – Islam
9th Maundy Thursday – Christian
Passover – Jewish
10th Good Friday – Christian
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
11th Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian
Holy Saturday – Christian
12th Easter Sunday – Christian
Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian
13th Easter Monday - Christian
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Northern Ireland and ROI
14th Birth of the Khalsa (Vaisakhi) – Sikh
17th Holy Friday – Orthodox Christian
18th Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev – Sikh
19th Pascha (Easter) – Orthodox Christian
20th First Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
21st Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) – Judaism
22nd Earth Day
23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian
24th Ramadan begins - Islam
25th World Malaria Day
26th Akshaya Tritiya – Hindu, Jain
28th World Day for Health & Safety at Work
Ninth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day) – Judaism
29th Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) – Judaism
30th Saint James the Great’s Day – Orthodox Christian
April is:
Autism Awareness Month / Alcohol Awareness Month / Stress Awareness Month /
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month / Parkinson’s Awareness Month
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May (2020)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st Beltane – Samhain – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
Twelfth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
2nd Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh
3rd World Press Freedom Day
4th Bank Holiday – ROI
International Firefighters Day
7th Vesak – Buddha Day – Buddhist
8th World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (75th
anniversary of VE Day)
12th International Nurses Day
Lag B’Omer – Judaism
13th Our Lady of Fatima – Catholic Christian
15th International Day of Families
17th International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB)
19th Lailat al-Qadr – Islam
21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Ascension of Jesus - Christian
22nd International Day for Biological Diversity
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) – Judaism
Quds Day – Islam
23rd Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh
Declaration of the Báb - Baha'i
24th Eid al Fitr – Islam
25th Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
28th Ascension of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i
Ascension of the Lord – Orthodox Christian
29th International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Shavuot – Judaism
31st World No Tobacco Day
Pentecost – Christian
May is:
Action on Stroke Month / Mental Health Awareness Month / Hepatitis Awareness Month /
UK National Walking Month / Celiac Awareness Month
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June (2020)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st Global Day of Parents
Bank Holiday – ROI
4th International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5th World Environment Day
7th Pentecost – Orthodox Christian
Trinity Sunday – Christian
11th Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian
12th World Day against Child Labour
14th World Blood Donor Day
Race Unity Day - Baha'i
15th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh
17th World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
19th Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic Christian
20th Summer Solstice
Litha - Yule - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
World Refugee Day
21st World Humanist Day
Father’s Day
24th Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – Christian
29th Feast of Saints Peter and Paul – Christian
June is:
Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month / Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month /
LGBT Pride Month / Men’s Health Awareness Month / Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History
Month
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July (2020)
Date: EDI Occasion:
4th US Independence Day
5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind – Sikh
Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) – Buddhist
9th Martyrdom of the Báb - Baha'i
11th Saint Benedict Day – Christian
World Population Day
12th Orangemen’s Day
13th Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland
15th Saint Vladimir the Great Day – Orthodox Christian
World Youth Skills Day
17th World Day for International Justice
18th Nelson Mandela International Day
22nd Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene – Christian
23rd Birthday of Guru Har Krishan - Sikh
Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie – Rastafari
24th Pioneer Day – Mormon Christian
25th Saint James the Great Day – Christian
28th World Hepatitis Day
30th World Day against Trafficking Persons
International Day of Friendship
Tish'a B'av – Judaism
Waqf al Arafa - Islam
31st Eid al Adha – Islam
July is:
UV Safety Month / Make a Difference to Children Month / Scams Awareness Month /
International Women with Alopecia Month / Group B Strep Awareness Month
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August (2020)
Date: EDI Occasion:
1st Lammas – Christian
Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus – Orthodox Christian
Lughnasadh – Imbolc – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
3rd Summer Bank Holiday – Scotland and ROI
Raksha Bandhan – Hindu
6th Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian
Transfiguration Sunday – Christian
9th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
11th Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu
12th International Youth Day
15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
16th Paryushana Parvarambha begins - Jain
19th World Humanitarian Day
20th Al-Hijra/Muharram – New Year – Islam
22nd Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian
Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu
23rd Samvatsari - Jain
29th Beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Christian
Ashura – Islam
31st Summer Bank Holiday – England, Wales and Northern Ireland
August is:
Health & Safety Month / Psoriasis Awareness Month / Black Business Month /
Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month
LJMU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Calendar (Aug 2019 – Aug 2020)